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2022-12-29 Langan named associate lab director for Biological and Environmental Systems Science	Paul Langan will join the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the spring as associate laboratory director for the Biological and Environmental Systems Science Directorate.
2022-12-27 2022 in review: Top 10 ORNL news stories	A new supercomputer breaking performance records, a mind-blowing physics experiment trying to spot dark matter and the groundbreaking for a new isotope facility were among Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s most popular news stories of 2022. Ultra Safe Nuclear licenses ORNL method to 3D print advanced reactor components
2022-12-22 Busby named associate lab director for Fusion and Fission Energy and Science	Jeremy Busby has been named associate laboratory director for the Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, effective Jan. 1. He will oversee the directorate’s unique facilities, capabilities and talented scientists and engineers who are tackling such challenges as extending operations of the current U.S. nuclear reactor fleet; investigating economical and flexible advanced reactor systems; and making fusion energy a viable part of the nation’s energy portfolio.
2022-12-21 Two ORNL staff members chosen for DOE Oppenheimer Leadership Program	The Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership Program, or OSELP, has selected Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Jens Dilling and Christian Petrie as fellows for its 2023 cohort. Dilling is director of the Office of Institutional Strategic Planning, and Petrie is a group leader in the Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division.
2022-12-20 Seven scientists named Battelle Distinguished Inventors	Seven scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been named Battelle Distinguished Inventors, in recognition of their obtaining 14 or more patents during their careers at the lab. The honorees join an elite group of inventors recognized by Battelle, the Columbus, Ohio, research firm that co-manages the lab through the UT-Battelle partnership. Since UT-Battelle began managing ORNL in 2000, 85 ORNL researchers have reached this milestone.